If what we’ve been saying in this FAQ is accurate, then why haven’t more people heard this? Why are the prevailing images of SM so negative? There is no doubt that they _are_ negative. Not long ago I was informed that there are some members of the Winnipeg (Canada) police department who believe that soc. […]

Basic mummification is fun, easy and inexpensive. It places the sub in a situation of powerlessness and sensory deprivation which allows her to float off. Mummification has some of the aspects seclusion has (like sauna effect, bringing about a state of higher mental awareness) but also brings about feelings of total helplessness and even exposure. […]

The pillory is a cruel instrument and its main objective is to shame and humiliate the slave, locked into it. In BDSM porn the pillory is often depicted as an instrument, in which to lock a slave for whipping. That is a very bad idea. The last thing you want is the slave moving about […]

Be very careful about tying anything around the neck; anything that puts any pressure AT ALL on the front of the neck can lead to unconsciousness quickly, as the carotid arteries go right to the brain. Likewise be careful with gags or things tied in the mouth; as well as restricting breathing, they can trigger […]

Stocks, yokes and pillories – at least in the erotic power exchange environment – are basically all variations on the same theme: inflexible steel or wooden instruments designed to hold the hands and/or feet and/or head of the sub in a fixed position. They all have their roots in the medieval stocks, pillories, yokes and […]

Stocks Stocks come in a variety of different shapes, some of which are not much different from a pillory. The main advantage of stocks – except for some of the more outlandish designs – is that they are relatively easy to make of you have some basic woodworking skills – and that they are usually […]

Yoke A yoke is the more or less “cash and carry” version of a pillory. In it’s original medieval form, that was exactly what is was meant to do. Women especially were locked into one and chased through the streets, the victim of public mockery. Yokes come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Usually […]

Why is bondage fun? Lots of reasons. For many people, the knowledge that they are helpless, that someone else can do things with their body and they can’t prevent them, is a powerful turn-on. “I’m going to make you come and there’s nothing you can do about it.” It’s a very strong statement of trust […]